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Mead Boys and Bellarmine Girls Win Washington State Track Championships

Mead Boys and Bellarmine Girls Win Washington State Track Championships

Mead High School of Spokane, a legendary distance-running powerhouse, found a new way to win another title at the 2009 Washington State Track & Field Meet. The Panthers had exactly one individual champion-Keith Webber in the pole vault-but managed to score points in the hurdles and field events to earn 49 points and the 4A big school title as 3 other schools-Kent Meridian, Central Kitsap and Todd Beamer-all tied for runner-up with 34 apiece.

Duran Ward of Todd Beamer was a double winner in the 100 and 200 and Todd Beamer won the 4 x 100 relay, but it was not enough to carry Todd Beamer to the 4A title. Shane Moskowitz of Central Kitsap was a double winner in the 800 and 1600, but it was not enough to carry Central Kitsap to the 4A title. Joe Zimmerman of Lewis and Clark set a new state meet record with a 208-04 effort in the javelin.

Bellarmine’s Sarah Hartwell, Shaquana Logan, Midori Starks and Kelly Jacka won both the 4 x 100 and 4 x 200 relays, Jacka also won the 200 and Logan won the 100 hurdles to carry Bellarmine Prep to the Girls’ 4A title with 56 points.

Andrea Geubelle of Curtis helped her team become runner-up by winning the 100-meter dash in 11.87, the long jump in 19-04 and the triple jump in 40-11.75. Kayla Stueckle of Emerald Ridge ran 42.13 in the 300 hurdles to set a new state meet record. Baylee Mires of Mead doubled in the 800 and 1600.

In the boys 3A competition, Andrew Kimpel led North Central to the title by winning the 3200 in 9:08.39. North Central’s Ben Johnson was 2nd in the 3200, and North Central finished 2-3-4 in the 1600 with Kimpel, Leon Dean and Johnson. That is called depth in the distance, and led to a state title for the Indians of Spokane.

Michael Miller of Mt. Rainier was a double winner in the 800 and 1600. Robert Hintz of Bellevue set a new state meet record with a throw of 211-00 in the javelin.

Rainier Beach High School clobbered the competition to win the girls’ 3A championship with 65 points. The Vikings’ Dyneeca Adams won the 400 in 56.89, Ariele Reeves won the 300 hurdles in 43.60 and both Adams and Reeves joined Charnay Combs and Ta Pri Nelthrope in winning both the 4 x 100 and 4 x 200 relays. The 4 x 200 effort of 1:39.49 established a new state meet record. In other 3A events, Germe Poston of Franklin Pierce was a double winner in the 100 and 200.

Lynden set a new state meet record in the 4 x 400 boys’ 2A competition to win the title with 45 points. Wes Chamberlain of Ephrata set a new record in the pole vault and Nelson Westlin of Sehome set a new record in the discus.

The individual story in the 2A meet was Selah’s Brett Blanshan, who set a new record by winning the 100 in 10.60 (the fastest time of the day in all divisions), won the 200 in 21.70 and anchored Selah’s winning 4 x 100 relay team. Shayne Moore of Blaine, which was the team runner-up, doubled in the 110 and 300 hurdles. Miles Coats of River Ridge doubled in the high jump and triple jump.

The grils’ 2A meet was all about freshman Cherish Morrison of Blaine. All Morrison did was win the 100, 200 and 400, setting a new state record in the 400 with a 57.28, and then anchoring Blaine’s winning 4 x 200 relay team. She was the only competitor among 6 different divisions to win 4 events.

Becca Friday of Bellingham won an 800 and 1600 double, running 5:01.87 in the 1600 to set a new 2A record. In what is perhaps a new national record, all 16 competitors in the 1600 final broke the old state record, with the 16th place competitor beating the old mark by more than 29 seconds.

2009 Washington State Champions – Boys 4A Division

Team Winner – Mead with 49 Points – Runner-Up – 3-Way Tie Between with Kent Meridian, Central Kitsap and Todd Beamer, all with 34.

100-Meter Dash – 10.81 – Duran Ward of Todd Beamer High School.

200 – 21.79 – Duran Ward of Todd Beamer. (State Record is 21.26 set by Darrell Robinson of Wilson in 1982.)

400 – 49.01 – Jacob Sealby of Wenatchee. (State Record is 45.74 set by Darrell Robinson of Wilson in 1982).

800 – 1:52.57 – Derrick Daigre of Kent Meridian.

1600 – 4:13.71 – Shane Moskowitz of Central Kitsap.

3200 – 8:59.53 – Shane Moskowitz of Central Kitsap. (State Record is 8:50.65 by Chris Lewis of Mead in 1989).

110 Hurdles – 14.23 – Steven Warner of Kentwood.

300 Hurdles – 38.46 – Adam Scalesse of Kelso.

4 x 100 Relay – 42.17 – Todd Beamer (Anthony Hogan, Travis Koch, Dominique Maxie and Josh Seals.)

4 x 200 Relay – No Information Available.

4 x 400 – 3:19.36 – Wenatchee (Cooper Helm, Chaese Sewell, Lucas Sealby and Jacob Sealby).

High Jump – 6-10.00 – Kasen Williams of Skyline.

Pole Vault – 15-06.00 – Keith Webber of Mead.

Long Jump – 24-05.00 – Justin Veltung of Puyallup.

Triple Jump – 48-01.00 – Zach Smith of Kentlake.

Shot Put – 59-04.75 – Marlyn Anderson of Snohomish.

Discus – 159-11 – Marlyn Anderson of Snohomish.

Javelin – 208-04 – Joe Zimmerman of Lewis and Clark. New State Meet Record. Broke old record of 207-10 set by Jacob Wilson of Heritage in 2008.

2009 Washington State Champions – Boys 3A Division

Team Winner – North Central with 52 – Runner-Up – Renton with 38.

100 – 10.86 – Anthony Wright of Lakes.

200 – 21.47 – Markeem Adams of West Seattle.

400 – 47.93 – Michael Berry of Rainier Beach.

800 – 1:54.12 – Michael Miller of Mt. Rainier.

1600 – 4:15.55 – Michael Miller of Mr. Rainer.

3200 – 9:08.39 – Andrew Kimpel of North Central.

110 Hurdles – 14.27 – Jaakko Malmivirta of Nathan Hale.

300 Hurdles – 38.80 – Rashaun Johnson of Foster.

4 x 100 Relay – 42.51 – Foster (George Le, Sharrod Cradle, Devonte Green and Taylor Gustman).

4 x 200 Relay – No Information Available.

4 x 400 Relay – 3:21.76 – Mt. Spokane (Chase Naccarato, Jack Cerenzia, Chris Mickeson and Jason Nokes).

High Jump – 6-07.00 – Joshua Armstrong of Mt. Rainier.

Pole Vault – 15-03.00 – Bryce Borer of Mercer Island.

Long Jump – 23-03.25 – Ronnielle Kelly-Battles of Renton.

Triple Jump – 46-01.25 – Kinsley Ojukwu of Union.

Shot Put – 59-01.50 – Andrey Levkiv of Hazen.

Discus – 175-05 – Armin Basic of Renton.

Javelin – 211-00 – Robert Hintz of Bellevue – New State Meet Record. Tied his own record set earlier in the competition.

2009 Washington State Champions – Boys 2A Division

Team Winner – Lynden with 45 – Runner-Up – Blaine with 39.

100 – 10.60 – Brett Blanshan of Selah. New State Meet Record. Blanshan broke his own record of 10.67 set earlier in the competition. His 10.60 was the fastest 100 among all races in all classes.

200 – 21.70 – Brett Blanshan of Selah.

400 – 49.25 – Adam Candland of Cedarcrest.

800 – 1:55.88 – Dakota Parker of W. F. West.

1600 – 4:20.72 – Tim Bradley of Blaine.

3200 – 9:32.45 – Kevin Aubol of Ellensburg.

110 Hurdles – 14.61 – Shayne Moore of Blaine.

300 Hurdles – 38.89 – Shayne Moore of Blaine.

4 x100 Relay – 43.47 – Selah (Colin Anyan, Kyle Stone, Brendan Tice and Brett Blanshan).

4 x 200 Relay – No Information Available.

4 x 400 Relay – 3:21.12 – Lynden (Colby Biesheuvel, Dusty Duncan, Blair Bomber and Jordan Weeks.) New State Meet Record. Broke old record of 3:22.44 by South Widbey in 2001.

High Jump – 6-06.00 – Miles Coats of River Ridge.

Pole Vault – 15-08.00 – Wes Chamberlain of Ephrata. New State Meet Record. Tied his own record set earlier in the competition.

Long Jump – 23-03.00 – Ben Ternan of W. F. West. Ternan’s jump exceeded the state record of 22-10.25 but was wind-aided; his jump was also 2+ feet better than his personal best.

Triple Jump – 46-06.50 – Miles Coats of River Ridge.

Shot Put – 60-01.25 – Johnathan Buchanan of East Valley-Yakima.

Discus – 172-11 – Nelson Westlin of Sehome. New State Meet Record. Broke old record of 171-00 by Steven Ayers of Sehome in 2007.

Javelin – 182-06 – Anthony Galaviz of Toppenish.

2009 Washington State Champions – Girls 4A Division

Team Winner – Bellarmine Prep with 56 – Runner-Up – Curtis with 48.

100-Meter Dash – 11.87 – Andrea Geubelle of Curtis High School.

200 – 24.24 – Kelly Jacka of Bellarmine Prep.

400 – 56.56 – Jasmine Cho of Newport-Bellevue.

800 – 2:11.37 – Baylee Mires of Mead.

1600 – 4:56.35 – Baylee Mires of Mead.

3200 – 10:30.47 – Sarah Lord of Redmond.

100 Hurdles – 14.19 – Shaquana Logan of Bellarmine Prep.

300 Hurdles – 42.13 – Kayla Stueckle of Emerald Ridge. New State Meet Record. Broke old record of 42.17 by Seville Broussard of Walla Walla in 1994.

4 x 100 Relay – 47.40 – Bellarmine Prep (Sarah Hartwell, Shaquana Logan, Midori Starks and Kelly Jacka).

4 x 200 Relay – 1:40.23 – Bellarmine Prep (Midori Starks, Kelly Jacka, Shaquana Logan and Sarah Hartwell).

4 x 400 Relay – 3:54.55 – Mead (Alexa Banaugh, Krissy Hund, Jazmine Redmon and Baylee Mires).

High Jump – 5-10.00 – Christine Rice of Mountain View.

Pole Vault – 11-09.00 – Jessica Christian of Richland.

Long Jump – 19-04.00 – Andrea Geubelle of Curtis.

Triple Jump – 40-11.75 – Andrea Geubelle of Curtis.

Shot Put – 41-01.00 – Kayla Adams of Thomas Jefferson.

Discus – 135-04 – Gabi Dixson of Battle Ground.

Javelin – 141-04 – Brooke Randall of Eastmont.

2009 Washington State Champions – Girls 3A Division

Team Winner – Rainier Beach with 65 – Runner-Up – Columbia River with 46.5.

100 – 11.63 – Germe Poston of Franklin Pierce.

200 – 24.05 – Germe Poston of Franklin Pierce.

400 – 56.89 – Dyneeca Adams of Rainier Beach.

800 – 2:14.95 – Madeline Rathbun of Lakeside.

1600 – 5:08.82 – Phoebe Merritt of Mercer Island.

3200 – 11:00.51 – Carey Parker of Seattle Prep.

100 Hurdles – 14.66 – Tanya Bjornsson of Ferndale.

300 Hurdles – 43.60 – Ariele Reeves of Rainier Beach.

4 x 100 Relay – 48.42 – Rainier Beach (Ariele Reeves, Queen Ealy, Dyneeca Adams and Charnay Combs)

4 x 200 Relay – 1:39.49 – Rainier Beach (Ariele Reeves, Charnay Combs, Ta Pri Nelthrope and Dyneeca Adams) – New State Meet Record. Broke old record of 1:40.95 set by the same Rainier Beach team earlier in the meet.

4 x 400 Relay – 3:56.48 – Camas (Sara Slayton, Megan Kelley, Seanna Pitassi and Dakota Forgey).

High Jump – 5-07.00 – Emily Corona of Shorecrest.

Pole Vault – 10-06.00 – Kaycee Smith of Mt. Spokane.

Long Jump – 17-06.50 – Diana Keller of Mt. Si.

Triple Jump – 40-08.50 – Olivia Ward of Cleveland.

Shot Put – 39-07.75 – Tiara Killmer of Bonney Lake.

Discus – 128-07 – Carolina Siofele of Union.

Javelin – 141-04 – Anna Adamko of Columbia River.

2009 Washington State Champions – Girls 2A Division

Team Winner – Blaine with 56 – Runner-Up – Sehome with 51.5.

100 – 12.32 – Cherish Morrison of Blaine – Freshman 

200 – 25.24 – Cherish Morrison of Blaine – Freshman

400 – 57.53 – Cherish Morrison of Blaine – Freshman – Morrison Set a New State Meet Record, running 57.28 in the preliminaries earlier in the competition.

800 – 2:12.46 – Becca Friday of Bellingham – Just missed the state meet record of 2:12.43

1600 – 5:01.87 – Becca Friday of Bellingham – Set New State Meet Record – Old Record Was 5:54.14 by Stephanie Marcy of Sequim. All 16 finalist competitors in this race broke the old record; the 16th finisher ran 5:24.69, 29+ seconds faster than the record.

3200 – 11:12.41 – Shannon Porter of Hockinson. Porter, a senior, set the current state record of 10:50.00 as a sophomore.

100 Hurdles – 14.71 – Sarah Schireman of Archbishop Murphy.

300 Hurdles – 44.51 – Niina Al-Hassan of Pullman.

4 x 100 Relay – 49.65 – Burlington-Edison (Chelsea Genther, Callie Reff, Teira Graham and Michelle Kennedy).

4 x 200 Relay – 1:46.11 – Blaine (Breanna Adams, Kiersten Sigfusson, Cherish Morrison and Breanna Olason).

4 x 400 Relay – 4:03.81 – Squalicum (Molley Rider, Sophie Curl, Jessica Wallace and Sheila Barton).

High Jump – 5-04.00 – Tasha Luu of Colville – Freshman.

Pole Vault – 11-00.00 – Robin Taylor of Blaine.

Long Jump – 17-03.50 – Zoe Moller of Sehome.

Triple Jump – 37-02.00 – Brandi Thomas of Elma.

Shot Put – 40-11.25 – Anna LaBeaume of Sequim.

Discus – 124-10 – Vanessa Garris of Washington.

Javelin – 151-10 – Christine Kirkwood of Othello.

Copyright © 2009 Ed Bagley